The mid-decade redistricting war that began in Texas has settled down — for now. Given the Supreme Court’s green light to political gerrymandering, there are plenty of dominoes yet to fall — but both ...

When State Sen. Sharif Street was elected to be the first Black chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in 2022, he inherited a fractured coalition led by some powerful people who had outwardly ...

Research + storytelling to explore the science, technology and math powering game worlds. Much of the game’s success can be attributed to its replayability. See, the goal of PEAK is to survive as you ...

The Senate again tried to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but failed to get a procedural vote across the finish line, with a 51-46 vote. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the ...

It’s been a bruising year to be a Missouri Democrat. Even setting aside the broader tumult of Trump 2.0, life inside the Missouri Capitol has been especially unforgiving for Democrats. After years of ...

With just one week before Election Day, Virginia lawmakers returned to the state Capitol Monday for a surprise special session that swiftly turned into a partisan clash over the future of the state’s ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the first Arab country to set up a ministry of tolerance. It was also the first to be tried for complicity in genocide. On April 10th lawyers for Sudan argued their ...

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...

Aaron is lifelong gamer of all genres, and has most likely put some serious hours into playing your favorite game. When not playing video games, or writing about them, he can be found doing any and ...